Overview

The food and biofuels industry is relatively new territory for the use of multivariable predictive control compared to refining and petrochemicals. The speakers will discuss the successful approach used to control a bioethanol distillation column at British Sugar, in partnership with NewLand Control.

Speakers

Howard Boder, Principal Consultant, NewLand Control

Howard Boder, FIChemE is director and co-founder of an APC consultancy, NewLand Control, with 36 years' experience in deploying APC across a wide range of industries.

James Caws, Automation Development Engineer, British Sugar

James Caws, MIChemE is an automation development engineer at British Sugar and acts as an APC champion across all British Sugar sites.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenters' own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Process Management and Control Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

10:00–11:00 GMT.

Software

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Webinar archive

This webinar is free of charge and open to all to attend, but if you wish to access the slides and a recording to replay on demand then you will need to be a member of the Process Management and Control Special Interest Group.